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ME_EBC510 Westernport Balcombe Creek catchment Century rd retarding basin 'soak' - not a waterway of balcombe creek but treatment wetland in Balcombe catchment near estuary.
7 November 2009
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Overview
| Catchment | Bunyip River |
|---|---|
| Site | Westernport Balcombe Creek catchment Century rd retarding basin 'soak' - not a waterway of balcombe creek but treatment wetland in Balcombe catchment near estuary. ME_EBC510 |
| Date and Time | Saturday 7th November 2009 09:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | FrP mg/L P | Nitrate-Nit mg/L N | pH pH Units | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 0 | 4 | 7200 | 0.03 | 5.7 |
| Weather | Sunny |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | Last 3 days |
| Flow estimate | not specified |
| Water Appearance | |
| Stream depth | 0.00 |
| Stream width | 0.00 |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
Group has started monitoring this treatment system of pond and soak. 1.Estuary entrance is closed for the past week 2.Rainfall and flushing out of creek has resulted in lower EC levels 3.Black sludge recorded 3 months ago has now dissappeared, being "flushed" out to sea with large rainfall events over that period. 4. Macroinvertebrate count is still poor and has been for last 3 months.
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